Students at The Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences may get a bit dramatic this April, but then again, that’s the idea; a nationally renowned theater troupe will make its way to Georgetown this spring to give students at the private school acting lessons, and put on a Shakespearean production for the community.

An international oil exploration company has filed applications with state and federal agencies to explore for oil deposits over a wide swath of the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coastline, including federal waters off the Georgetown County coastline.